Daily Texan alums, do you remember the photos of senior editors of the newspaper lining the walls in both the “new” and old Texan newsrooms?

For decades it was a tradition to place a framed photo of each editor-in-chief  going back to 1900 when the first edition was printed.

Ultimately the many frames and  photos showed their age and a renovation effort several years ago placed them in storage.

But they are back, in a new format.

David DeVoss, editor and senior correspondent of East-West News Service, made a significant initial donation o jump start a  bring back the editors effort.

The Friends of The Friends of The  Inc. picked up the tab for the remainder, and now all 125 years of senior Texan editors are on display in The Daily Texan newsroom.

A display screen has been  mounted on a column in the Texan newsroom, and photos of the editors rotate automatically.

The wall-mounted monitor in the basement is a professional-grade TV monitor showing every Daily Texan editor-in-chief since 1900.

Each slide displays a photo of the editor and the school year they held that position. After eight seconds, the slide fades into the next editor. The slideshow loops back to the start after reaching the most current editor.

“David’s donation was the catalyst in getting this project moving and the Friends group gladly joined in this effort,”  said John Reetz, president of Friends of The Daily Texan. “Also, we offer our sincere thanks to Peter Chen, Frank Serpas and Jason Lihuang of Texas Student Media for bringing this all together.”

About Friends of The Daily Texan:

Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to lend support and assistance to The Daily Texan, an institution at the University of Texas at Austin since 1900. Members include alumni of The Texan, plus other supporters of a free and unfettered student media at UT. The group sponsors 13 annual scholarships for Texan staffers, plus provides funds to purchase needed video and photo equipment, to support digital transition efforts by The Texan, for training, coverage, travel and other needs identified by Texan editors.